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Auction Name: The David Hockney Sale: The Arrival of Spring,
Auction Date: 03/05/2026 - 03/05/2026
Sale Number: #L26022
Total Lots: 16
Sold Lots: 16.0
Lots Sold: 100.00%
Unsold Lots: 0

Total Sales (GBP): 4,544,000.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP): 1,500,000.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP): 2,250,000.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP): 1,500,000.00
High Estimate of All Lots (GBP): 2,250,000.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.: 201.96%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
105	David Hockney	The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 6 May	c.2011	GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00	GBP 486,400.00
102	David Hockney	The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 31 May, No. 1	c.2011	GBP 120,000.00 - 180,000.00	GBP 448,000.00
101	David Hockney	The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 14 April	c.2011	GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00	GBP 358,400.00
106	David Hockney	The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 31 May, No. 2	c.2011	GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00	GBP 320,000.00
103	David Hockney	The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 26 April	c.2011	GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00	GBP 281,600.00
104	David Hockney	The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 2 January	c.2011	GBP 120,000.00 - 180,000.00	GBP 281,600.00
112	David Hockney	The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 25 March	c.2011	GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00	GBP 281,600.00
115	David Hockney	The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 21 March	c.2011	GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00	GBP 268,800.00
107	David Hockney	The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 14 March	c.2011	GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00	GBP 243,200.00
116	David Hockney	The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 5 March	c.2011	GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00	GBP 243,200.00
108	David Hockney	The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 18 May	c.2011	GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00	GBP 230,400.00
109	David Hockney	The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 23 April	c.2011	GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00	GBP 230,400.00
110	David Hockney	The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 30 March	c.2011	GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00	GBP 230,400.00
113	David Hockney	The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 1 April	c.2011	GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00	GBP 230,400.00
111	David Hockney	The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 18 January	c.2011	GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00	GBP 217,600.00
114	David Hockney	The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 22 May	c.2011	GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00	GBP 192,000.00

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Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

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Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

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Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
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ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

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ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
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Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.